what happened to Juan Epstein?

[Motife43]

I paused the most recent episode a quarter a way through because I could tell which direction it was going. I’ll finish it later today.

But for those who haven’t listened in a while, here’s a breakdown of what you’ll hear each week on Juan Ep

• Ciph and Rosenberg crying about how they don’t get respect as the OG rap podcast
• Rosenberg crying because somebody criticized him or called him out
• Ciph talkin about comedy and rolling with Chapelle
• Ciph talking about how comedy is under attack or people are sensitive
• Clowning Billy June (which is my favorite shtick on the show)

The podcast is like 30% about rap and the rest is my bulleted points above. Every once in a while they’ll drop a dope interview or call up a random rap luminary and chop it up. But I’m not sure how much longer I’ll listen if it’s just Ciph and Rosenberg randomness

They’re legit two of the few podcasters who can interview legends and get deep into the weeds and get new stories. But yet we get the other BS smh.

 

[steadyrighteous]

I actually think I’m in the minority. At least on this forum. In their small Discord and on other places, there are more of us. But:

• I like the podcasts when they’re just talking amongst themselves. Even some of the ones where they complain. I like Juan Ep because I like (liked) the both of them.
• I can understand why Rosenberg isn’t for everyone, but I generally think he’s a good dude and one of the better people in Hip-Hop media. And as a person he’s grown quite a bit.
• I like their interviews, but I generally don’t like or care for interviews and interview podcasts. Unless it’s a truly engaging artist who is a good storyteller, I have no interest in listening to artists mumbling and stumbling through questions about past t accomplishments. It’s a hot take, but 95% of older artists are garbage interviews and podcasts with legends tend to be boring AF. On pretty much every platform.
• My main (and only) gripe with Juan Ep is pretty much Ciph. He’s the reason the podcast can be hard to listen to, because he’s a 50 year old Gen Z comedian.

Juan Ep is the only hip hop podcast I listen to, and that’s because it’s not always a podcast about hip hop.

Even on Pete’s other pod Real Late, he did a dope interview with Mach Hommy for over an hour. And it wasn’t mostly about music. It was just great to get to know Mach the person and engage with him that way. I came away from that pod a bigger fan than when I started, and he barely talked about process or his career.

 

[nahnah]

I paused the most recent episode a quarter a way through because I could tell which direction it was going. I’ll finish it later today.

But for those who haven’t listened in a while, here’s a breakdown of what you’ll hear each week on Juan Ep

• Ciph and Rosenberg crying about how they don’t get respect as the OG rap podcast
• Rosenberg crying because somebody criticized him or called him out
• Ciph talkin about comedy and rolling with Chapelle
• Ciph talking about how comedy is under attack or people are sensitive
• Clowning Billy June (which is my favorite shtick on the show)

The podcast is like 30% about rap and the rest is my bulleted points above. Every once in a while they’ll drop a dope interview or call up a random rap luminary and chop it up. But I’m not sure how much longer I’ll listen if it’s just Ciph and Rosenberg randomness

They’re legit two of the few podcasters who can interview legends and get deep into the weeds and get new stories. But yet we get the other BS smh.

Lol Is Ciph still living in 2018 or something

That's all comedians used waffle about then. It's a sure sign you've ran out of things to say or you just weren't that funny to begin with.